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Secretary of State Pompeo defends waivers to Iran sanctions

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Speaking to Fox News Sunday hours before the new sanctions went into effect, Pompeo said the move would cut off Iran from its oil market and target 600 individuals and companies in the finance sector.

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President Donald Trump is set to reimpose all Iran sanctions lifted by former President Obama

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Pompeo said earlier on CBS' "Face the Nation" that he was "confident" Iran would not restart its nuclear program with the U.S. withdrawing from the deal.

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President Donald Trump removed the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal earlier this year, triggering the sanctions being imposed Monday.

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As he left the White House on Sunday for an election rally in Macon, Georgia, Trump said the sanctions would damage the Iranian regime.

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The top diplomat in the US said the new sanctions were designed to “alter Iran’s behavior” and protect Israel and other countries.

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The re-imposition of sanctions follows Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which provided economic incentives in exchange for a verifiable end to Iran’s nuclear program.

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NEW: Sec. Pompeo distinguishes between the people of #Iran and the mulllahs regime, stating that the sanctions will aim to target the government and not the people. As difficult as this is in reality, it is important for the US admin to make this differentiation.

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US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has defended the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, saying the new tough controls on oil, shipping and banking that start on Sunday at midnight will force Tehran to stop sponsoring terrorism.

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.@SecPompeo: The sanctions that will be reimposed tomorrow are the toughest sanctions ever put in place on the Islamic Republic of Iran. #FNS

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He would not rule out the Trump administration extending the waivers beyond six months
Pompeo maintained that despite the waivers, "these sanctions have already had an enormous impact."

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the Trump administration's reimposition of sanctions against Iran from conservative critics who argue more should be done to isolate the country.

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In an interview with "Fox News Sunday," Pompeo refused to reveal which countries received waivers from U.S. sanctions to continue importing Iranian oil.

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Pompeo insists US sanctions will not hurt the Iranian people

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Today the Trump administration held a briefing on reimposing sanctions on Iran. Secretary of State Pompeo said that the sanctions are “just a part of the U.S. Government’s total effort to change the behavior of the Ayatollah Khomeini,” who has been dead since 1989

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Pompeo: No ones going to argue Trump administration isnt tough on Iran after new sanctions